Ep 71 | Jesus in Agony: Prayer, Temptation, and the Garden
In this episode of Closer Look from Valley Center Community Church, Pastors Jason Smith and David Wojnicki discuss Luke 22, focusing on Jesus praying in the garden, prayer as a weapon against temptati...
17 Helmi 22min
Ep 70 | New Pastor on Staff + How Christians Fight Temptation + The Lord's Prayer
This week on A Closer Look, we welcome David Baker—newly installed elder and now part of the pastoral staff at VCCC. Dave shares his story (corporate finance to ministry), his heart for serving the ch...
10 Helmi 29min
Ep 69 | Who’s the Greatest? Humility, Service, and Heaven’s Rewards
On A Closer Look, Pastors Jason Smith and David Wojnicki unpack the disciples’ dispute over “who is the greatest” in Luke 22. They discuss how self-exaltation shows up in everyday life, what it means ...
3 Helmi 23min
Ep 68 | The Bread and the Cup: Jesus Redefines the Passover (Luke 21)
Jason and David unpack Sunday’s sermon on the Passover: the meaning of unleavened bread, why Jesus chose bread for communion, and how the Lord’s Supper points forward to the marriage supper of the Lam...
27 Tammi 26min
Ep 67 | No Temple Needed: Jesus Is Enough (Luke 21:25-38)
In this episode of A Closer Look, Pastors Jason and David talk through Luke 21 and the destruction of the temple—why it was both judgment for rejecting Christ and mercy to end the sacrificial system a...
19 Tammi 23min
Ep 66 | The Temple, the End, and Faithful Living (Luke 21:5-24)
In this episode, Pastors Jason and David talk through Jesus’ words in Luke 21 and why they matter for the church today. The conversation focuses on how to read passages about judgment, suffering, and ...
14 Tammi 22min
Ep 65 | Two Paths: Living and Thriving in Psalm 1
In the first episode of 2026, Jason Smith sits down with Pastor David to reflect on Sunday’s sermon from Psalm 1—a timely “reset” after the holidays and a season of sickness. David explains why Psalm ...
6 Tammi 21min
Ep 64 | Why Jesus Came: To Reveal the Truth (John 18) — Christ the King
Pastor David Wojnicki returns from sabbatical and joins Jason Smith for a conversation around his Advent message in the “Why Jesus Came” series: Jesus came to reveal the truth (John 18). They unpack w...
23 Joulu 202519min
